I've been taking Imitrex for my migraines ever since it came out in pill form (self-injectors hurt worse than my migraine!). I have to say that I have never ever ever felt guilty taking it. I have, however, felt guilty for making my husband schlep it around for me when it turned out I didn't need it (it turned out to be the fibro instead).

I can kind of understand this....My parents were raised in very religious households, where basically anything that might be enjoyable, or ease one's suffering was severely frowned upon. Mom said she hadn't had so much as an aspirin until she was 20. While they aren't religious, the general attitude of don't-take-anything-unless-you're-dying still prevails. Even I, who am a generation separate from it, still have a only-if-you-really-really-need-it mentality.Sounds like this lady might be part of the same holy roller group as my grandparents.

Well - from personal experience. I paid out of pocket for Imitrex at one point and they were about $30 a pill. I have since found the generics are great, cheaper and fewer side effects for me. You do go through a lot of emotions when you finally find the right Doctor, migraine meds and get the pain and number of incidents under control.

As a life long migrainer, I think that Imitrex is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I cherish each of the 9 pills I get per month and save up for the bad months. It's like spending a gold bar and I hate to see one wasted on just a regular h/a. Perhaps she was over come with emotion that something finally worked.

on a serious note, sadly this is a problem with some people who believe they should be in pain for most of ther lives, this is what allows crazy religions to be so popular, some people live self loathing because that's how They wanna live, as long as people live like this they will never progress. Too sad

I can understand this. I've had migraines my whole life, and a nice shot of imitrex knocks them right out. When I finally found an imitrex formulation that reliably works for me (those nasal sprays are stupid and the pills take forever to kick in), it felt so STRANGE to finally have my migraines not be a big deal. Having them suddenly go from debilitating to fine was so weird, especially in comparison to my mother who also has migraine/clusters, but hers are intractable. So yes, guilt. It happens.

Also about an hour after I take an imitrex shot, my emotions are all over the map and I'm usually really hungry. There's also that.

There are a whole raft of psychological side effects associated with triptans, right? Isn't it reasonable to think her feelings of guilt might be related?

Imitrex works for me, but I don't like taking it because I feel like a million bucks when I wake up the next morning. I mean literally, whether life in general is good or bad I wake up feeling like all is right with the world. It's uncomfortable to have my mood manipulated in that way.

So I run to get rid of my migraines now, and it works like a charm (Plus it's cheap and has all the obvious associated health benefits).

Welcome to my whining!

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